Washington Irving is often named "the Father of American Literature." He is best known for his work of “Rip Van Winkle”, a historical fiction story, written around the time of the American Revolution. The character of Rip Van Winkle that Irving creates certainly has a unique personality and character that stands out from everyone in the story. In the story of Rip Van Winkle, Rip could be described as a thoughtful, easy-going person but also irresponsible. Irving creates the character of Rip Van Winkle
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Introduction The Appalachian Mobile Belt is a mountain range that currently extends more than 3,000 kilometers, from Newfoundland, Canada all the way to Alabama in the United States of America. In the past, before the continents separated, the Appalachians also extended into what we know as Europe. The belt primarily consisted of five main orogenies: the Taconian, the Acadian, the Caledonian, the Hercynian, and the Alleghenian orogenies. In this paper, our focus will be the Acadian orogeny. Out
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Throughout the short story “Rip Van Winkle” Washington Irving explains the story of a man who is so bossed, bothered and controlled by his wife that when he falls asleep and awakens 20 years later, he is thrilled when he realizes he no longer has to deal with her. Rip Van Winkle wakes up and the people who were the colonists of Great Britain were now citizens of the United States of America. Irving’s compulsive use of historical references makes the reader question if he is symbolizing something
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West Virginia's Nickname is Mountain state. West Virginia’s motto is Montani semper liberi meaning mountaineers are always free. The reason west Virginia had its name because they wanted to honor the virgin queen Elizabeth I . The people there were called west Virginians. West Virginia’s Bordering states are Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Virginia’s Capitol is Charlestown. West Virginia’s population is 1,854,304, and West Virginia is the 38th state in the Union.
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Van Winkle by Washington Irving tells the story of young man, Rip, who is nagged by his wife and one day ventures into the woods to shoot squirrels. Rip left his failing farm one day to escape Mrs. Van Winkle’s arguing. He falls asleep high in the mountain after drinking from a keg that he had assisted carry to a mysterious group of travelers. He then wakes up 20 years later to a completely different world. His gun has rusted and his dog, Wolf has disappeared. In his village he discovers that there
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Loblolly Pines The most common pine trees in Texas are loblolly pines. The Texas Native Plants Database states that loblollies are the fastest-growing pines. The pines have adapted themselves to growing in many different soil types. Loblolly pines are seen throughout the state but are most commonly found in the Eastern part of Texas. They are used for timber and landscaping and the resin is used to make turpentine. The wood is used to make cabinets, plywood and mulch. The seed cones benefit wildlife
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A most impressive place I’ve ever been After seeing so many views, a place kept occupying the most in my heart, which is named after Phoenix. A county of western Hunan province on the Luxi province border , at the south of Huaihua zone, covered an area of 1759.1 k㎡. Because of the rain, it has already turned into dark when we arrived. A blast of wind firstly blowed the smell of Phoenix County, mixed with the flavor of wet earth and grass, into my nose. It refreshed me soon and took all the discomfort
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time in many years. The setting of the story is also important. The fact that the story takes place in and around the Kaatskill Mountains makes sure the reader knows that it is in America. The Kaatskill Mountain setting also offers a location that was somewhat exotic, allowing Rip to encounter the strange men with whom he drank. He was able to explore areas of the mountains where
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represent a vanished way of life. Why should we, in the modern world, care about understanding and preserving knowledge about this lifestyle? In the early 1900’s coal mining was the main resource that drove the economy throughout The Appalachian Mountains. Coal mining was a way of life for most everyone in this area. These coal miners were a close knit group of people that all contributed to this way of life. While coal mining is still a way a life, it had major declines between the 30s and 50s
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Conservation is the appropriate use of land controlled by humans to ensure the elimination of potential waste of natural resources. Preservation is leaving land and the natural resources it has maintaining its natural state; protecting it from any harmful human manipulation. I believe humans can harvest forest resources in an environmentally friendly way. Although not left in its natural state managed to do away with misuse and make the most of the natural resources for future generations to
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